CHAPTER. 32. Clarification

Hearing this, Su Shen fell silent. Although Liu jie didn't say anything, she could imagine that something must have happened for her to be able to tear this piece of meat from Yang Zhi.

"I'll be frank with you, and you can probably guess it too, this was the work of Xie Yan's agent. But don't tell me that because of this, you won't shoot the drama anymore?" Liu jie said.

Looking at the flowers in the garden, Su Shen couldn't help but leaned forward and leaned against the railing with her elbow, "Why won't I?"

This drama originally casted her, it was just that Xie Yan got added at the last minute.

Upon hearing that, Liu jie on the other end breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good. I don't want to say anything more, you can handle it yourself. Additionally, when you return to set tomorrow, there will be reporters visiting. If a reporter asks about your relationship with Jiang Yin, you can just say you are good friends, but don't say that it is completely impossible, just let others guess. Once the drama finishes airing, you can then clarify."

"What about the bad news?" Su Shen suddenly asked.

Liu jie: "The bad news is that the movie you filmed is about to be sent for censorship review, and it seems that your scenes have been cut a lot."

Hearing this, Su Shen didn't even have to think to know what happened. It must be Fan Meng. After all, the main producer was her relative, so how could she watch her steal her thunder?

"I have contacted the production crew, but it's useless. The other party just said that some of your scenes must be edited out because of the plot, but you and I know the reason and it's whatever with the others. It's just that the main producer is still the biggest investor, it's useless even telling your sister." Liu jie said helplessly.

In the entertainment industry, this kind of thing was all too common, so it was difficult to go on without connections. Even if she did have connections, she was still helpless in many cases.

"You can only eat this loss right now, and when you can stand tall and strong in the future, you can step down on her!" Liu jie said earnestly.

"I understand." Su Shen was not very angry.

As a powerless daughter of a concubine in her previous life, the bullying and humiliation that she suffered were unimaginable. When she was little, even a servant girl would dare to steal her food and hit her; Su Shen endured it. As she grew up, her looks became more prominent, and she slowly entered her Grandmother's eyes. She then seized every opportunity to please her Grandmother and lowered herself to be the lowest in front of the Madame.

Finally, at her best efforts, she was able to follow the Madame to the palace to attend the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet because her di sister could not attend. The Madame could not bear for the other di daughter of the manor to be in the limelight, so she had no choice but to send her out to present a birthday congratulatory dance to the Empress Dowager. At that time, because the Empress Dowager praised her, her status in the manor also rose. For the consort selection of the Crown Prince, the Emperor chose her di sister as the Crown Princess and perhaps, the Empress thought that she was more obedient than her di sister, she chose her to be the cefei* for the Crown Prince. At that time, it made the Madame so angry that she wanted to give her sterilization powder. Fortunately, she had been prepared. As for the servants that bullied her, they were naturally punished by her.

cefei – concubine for an imperial prince

From her experiences in her previous life, what Su Shen learned the most was endurance. She could not do anything to Fan Meng right now, but it didn't mean that she couldn't do anything in the future.

"Ok, it's good that you understand. Remember to go back to set tomorrow, I'll hang up then since I still have something else to do."

After Liu jie finished speaking, Su Shen hung up the phone with an "en" and stood outside for a while before she walked back into the living room.

Just at this time, dinner was ready. After everyone got seated, they started chatting about daily life.

"Hao Zhi, you've been abroad for so many years, do you have a girlfriend yet?" Mama Su smilingly looked at Tan Haozhi who was eating.

Su Shen almost choked on a mouthful of soup, while Papa Tan over there took a sip of his wine and said with a smile, "This kid is either studying or working, so busy to the point that his figure can't even be seen all day. How can he have the time to have a girlfriend?"

It was common for elders to chat about this kind of topic. Su Shen was so awkward that she didn't even dare to look up. Tan Haozhi just smiled politely and did not say anything.

Fortunately, Mama Su only asked one question and then turned to other topics. When dinner was over, she had her send them off. Su Shen had no other choice but to send them off and then come back. Mama Su was already leaning against the sofa reading a magazine leisurely.

"Mom, can you stop asking such embarrassing questions in the future? What will others think?" With a frown, Su Shen sat down on the sofa and placed a throw pillow into her arms.

"What do you mean? Aren't I doing it for your own good?" Mama Su glanced at her while leaning on the sofa, reading a magazine, "Didn't you like your Hao Zhi gege a lot before? What, you got enchanted by those xiao xian rou as soon as you entered the entertainment industry?"

Seeing that she was getting more and more ridiculous, Su Shen rolled on the sofa with a throw pillow in her arms, "Stop, that's all in the past. Who didn't have a crush when they were young? Now that I'm grown up, I just want to focus on my career. You don't have to worry about this matter anymore."

"I'm warning you, you can't bring back a boyfriend from the entertainment industry plagued with scandals. That… Jiang Yin, he would kiss those actresses as soon as filming started. Whoever is his girlfriend, how big of a heart do they must have? If you dare to find someone like this to bring back home, let's see if your Dad will break your legs!" Mama Su closed the magazine and suddenly got up and went upstairs.

Su Shen: "..."

Hence why she also didn't want to find someone from the entertainment industry. As for Tan Haozhi, forget it, she was not the original Su Shen.

She stayed at home for another day. When she went back to set the next day, Su Shen heard another news. It turned out that Jiang Yin didn't want to film the bed scene with Zhu Qinqin and was dissatisfied with the following script. Clearly, he didn't want to be a scumbag either.

It was said that both sides were still negotiating, but this did not concern Su Shen. Her role was still little, with four or five scenes a day. When the reporters finally came to visit, she just finished filming her last scene of the day.

"Su jie, a reporter said they want to give you an exclusive interview." Just at this moment, Xiao Zhou ran over with a bottle of water.

Su Shen took a sip of water, then walked over to the dressing room and asked Xiao Zhou to bring the reporter over.

This was an entertainment reporter from a video streaming website. Unlike her sister's website, this website was a leading domestic figurehead. Over the years, it has produced many popular web dramas and earned a great deal of money. Many TV dramas and movies would be broadcasted on their site as well. It was just an exclusive interview. It was not bad to build a good relationship with them.

When the female reporter and cameraman came in and saw that she was having lunch, they greeted her with a smile and said that they only need 10 minutes of her time. Su Shen naturally agreed with a smile.

After adjusting the angle of the camera and filming began, Su Shen smiled and said toward the camera, "Hi Panda TV, I'm Su Shen."

After she finished speaking, the female reporter glanced at her lunch, "Su Shen, are you usually afraid of eating too much and gaining weight?"

Just at this moment, the camera was also aimed at her lunch box—three dishes and a soup were normal.

"Yes, so I will usually eat something good then eat something light. But I'm still okay, even if I gain weight, I won't gain a lot. But you know, there's no girl who doesn't want to be more fit." Su Shen couldn't help laughing.

The female reporter also laughed in rapport, "That's true. This is your first time working with Jiang Yin, how's the rapport between you two?"

Seeing that she finally asked the real question, Su Shen replied with a smile, "It's good, he works well with the others too."

"There was a picture of you guys having dinner together online, do you guys have a good relationship in private?" The female reporter continued asking.

Su Shen blinked and paused for a second before saying, "We're great friends. That day, I heard that the food from that restaurant was good, so we went and had dinner together."

Female Reporter: "Then, is there any possibility for you guys to develop into something more?"

"We are just good friends." She said unwittingly.

Hearing this, the female reporter looked a little disappointed, as if she didn't achieve a satisfactory answer. She didn't expect that Su Shen would rush to clarify either. Then, she asked a few more questions and Su Shen answered them very strategically. As soon as time was up, the female reporter and cameraman left.

Su Shen leaned on the sofa and rested for a while. Since she had no more scenes in the afternoon, she changed her clothes and returned back to her condo.

As expected, Liu jie called again at night.

"Didn't I tell you to answer euphemistically? Why did you clarify immediately?" Liu jie's voice was full of questioning.

Leaning against the sofa and biting into an apple, Su Shen didn't know why she clarified it so suddenly either. Perhaps it was done subconsciously.

"It's the first time I've dealt with this kind of thing, so it's normal for me to say something wrong. You think I'm one of those diplomats who won't leak anything every time I speak?" Su Shen said, imitating the tone of the original Su Shen.

Liu jie on the other end was so angry that no words could come out. She thought that this heiress' temper had changed, but she was still the same!

"Okay, okay, it's fine. Anyways, as long as you still don't have a boyfriend, you guys' cp fans won't disperse. As for Jiang Yin's side, I'll go and explain. I don't care if you did it on purpose or not, but you can't talk nonsense henceforth!" Liu jie said with compromise.

If it had been before, Liu jie definitely would not have dropped the matter so easily. It was just that she and Xie Yan would start filming soon, and the cp with Jiang Yin would not last long. It was fine if it was broken now, since the clout from the hype before had already been achieved.

Su Shen, however, would not admit that she had said it on purpose. After saying a few equivocal words, she hung up the phone.

When she was scrolling through her phone, she found that her interview today was trending.

Netizen A: Hehe, Miss Su really knows how to get rid of someone as soon as they have done their job. She's even worse than Mu Yao!

Netizen B: These antis are hilarious. If Su Shen just wants to hype, she can wait for the drama to finish airing before clarifying. Moreover, Jiang Yin hadn't said a word before. Why didn't he come out and clarify? To let Su Shen be attacked by his diehard fans for so long, why not say he's the one who wants to hype!

Netizen C: This scheming b***h's fans are hilarious. My hubby needs to hype with a D-lister to get noticed?

Netizen D: D-lister? Does this anti have some misunderstanding of the meaning behind "D-lister"? Which D-lister's first leading role in a web drama has more than five billion views? Which D-lister's first movie was directed by a famous director? As far as I know, Jiang Yin's first movie flopped like a motherf***er. [smiley face]

Netizen E: If the woman did not clarify, did the man plan to continue like this? And let the woman be attacked by his diehard fans? Even an ordinary friend wouldn't be so irresponsible, would he?

Netizen F: This b***h's water army is here to wash the floor away again. Couldn't help it, after all, she's rich. We simply cannot compare! Lemme take our Jiang Yin away!

With the increase in exposure, Su Shen found that her fans increased more and more. If it was before, she would definitely be suppressed and attacked maliciously. But now, she could actually fight back. No wonder so many people hyped to attract attention.

After scrolling through the comments, just when Su Shen was about to ask Liu jie whether she had apologized to Jiang Yin's side yet, since she did violate the agreement first, her phone suddenly sounded; Xie Yan had suddenly sent her a message.